Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 : Udder health in dairy herds is a very important issue given its implications for animal welfare and the production of high-quality milk. Somatic cell count (SCC) is the most widely used means of assessing udder health status.
V. Bisutti +10 more
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Differential Somatic Cell Count as a Marker for Changes of Milk Composition in Cows with Very Low Somatic Cell Count [PDF]
Animals, 2020 The recent availability of a high-throughput milk analyzer performing a partial differential somatic cell count (DSCC) opened new opportunities in investigations on bovine udder health.
Alfonso Zecconi +5 more
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Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy-Somatic Cell Count as a Method for Diagnosis of Bovine Mastitis. [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2022 Simple Summary Mastitis is inflammation/swelling in the breast, which is generally caused by an infection. In this study, we present scanning electrochemical microscopy-somatic cell count (SECM-SCC) as a novel method for diagnosis of mastitis in bovines.
Kasai S +3 more
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Somatic Cell Count in Goat Milk: An Indirect Quality Indicator. [PDF]
Foods, 2021 A high somatic cell count (SCC) impacts dairy quality to a large extent. The goal of this work was to investigate differences in goat milk composition and technological parameters according to SCC cut-off (600, 700, 800, and 1000.103/mL).
Podhorecká K +7 more
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Differential leukocyte count method for bovine low somatic cell count milk [PDF]
Journal of Dairy Science, 2003 Whereas many differential leukocyte count methods for high somatic cell count (SCC) milk from mastitic cows are available, only a few have been developed for low SCC milk.
Burvenich, Christian +4 more
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A First Investigation into the Use of Differential Somatic Cell Count as a Predictor of Udder Health in Sheep [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Differential somatic cell count (DSCC), the percentage of somatic cell count (SCC) due to polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and lymphocytes (LYMs), is a promising effective diagnostic marker for dairy animals with infected mammary glands. Well-explored
Marco Tolone +8 more
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Differential Somatic Cell Count as a Novel Indicator of Milk Quality in Dairy Cows
Animals, 2020 Recent available instruments allow to record the number of differential somatic cell count (DSCC), representing the combined proportion of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and lymphocytes, on a large number of milk samples.
Giorgia Stocco +6 more
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Somatic cell count in dairy goats II: udder health monitoring at goat and herd level [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackground Mastitis is a costly disease affecting dairy ruminants worldwide. Somatic cell count is the most widely used tool for udder health monitoring but is highly influenced by non-infectious factors in goats.
Marit Smistad +6 more
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Neural Network-Aided Milk Somatic Cell Count Increase Prediction [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesSubclinical mastitis (SM) is the most economically damaging yet often visually undetectable disease of dairy cows. Early detection and treatment can reduce the loss caused by the disease; thus, the continuous improvement of SM diagnostic methods is ...
Sára Ágnes Nagy +5 more
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Differential Somatic Cell Count: Value for Udder Health Management
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Intramammary infection (IMI) can cause mastitis, which is one of the costliest and most prevalent diseases in dairy cattle herds. Somatic cell count (SCC) is a well-established parameter to indicate IMI, and it represents the total count of immune cells ...
Tariq Halasa, Carsten Kirkeby
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